Japanese illustrations depicting various types of whales, created between 1603 and 1867 during Japan’s Edo period. Currently part of the Kyushu University Museum collection [1711×1361]
Japanese illustrations depicting various types of whales, created between 1603 and 1867 during Japan’s Edo period. Currently part of the Kyushu University Museum collection [1711×1361]
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Reminds me of that early chapter in Moby Dick where you don’t need to be a biologist to tell that much of it is tall tales and myths.
can someone identify the other kinds (apart from blu and black) ? are they mix-ups or extinct ?
Gojira!
These guys know their whales